Garter belt



Feb. 3, 1948. KlMMELL 2,435,311

GARTER BELT Filed Aug. 7, 1945 JNVENTOR.

4T TOKNEY.

Patented Feb. 3, 1948 w isiiaiieii Keeost isufiseim memes/2 5 claim. .1 I W This invention pertainsito garter belts and hose supporters, parti'cillarl-"y roi- "use in vai'ioiis stages of pregnancy. a

Garter 'supporter'sar'e usual'iyt of-the belt type or of the girdle orcorset type. Theb'e'ittyiiejgarter supporterhas-n'o suppoft-va'luefor the'abdm men, and the girdie'and corset type'havewconr pressive action upon 'the abdoinen. Neither-of these types is suitable for wear during pregnandir.

The garter belt of my inventionis-designedfor use in variousstages of pregnancy and acts both as a hose supporter and'ras'a cradle for-th'e abdomen. It is so 'iiesigned'thatwhen worn-the'tension of the-garter is oarri'eduponthe hmsandtiie line of 'pullgi snot across the abdomen, The' gartei' automatically conforms 'to the contour of the lower abdomen, the'hips, andsm-all of the-baeia The upper portion of, the belt is not under "any tension or pull and acts merely as aoradiecoirforming to the curvature of the -1ower-abdomen,

hips, and rear.

,flhe formation and function of the arment will be readily understood byreferenoe to -'i :h'e

drawing, which shows aFpr'eferred' embodiment I ofgmy garment. In the-drawing: Fig. 1 shows a front view 'ofthe -garmentas-it appears upon the wearer; r

jig. 2 shows a sideview of gfl;

Fig. 3 isan isometric front viewof the garter t: r v or 4 is an isometric rear view of thegartr beltgand v Fig; fiis a plan view pi the' 'extended-garter beit. As shown in F ig; 5, the-g arter belt-is 'made oij' 'a ma ipanel car n h se ma -s rt subports QandB- The ow rea iv h e b w e '9??? lef ga er. ;ansifie n' s te e .:is wt arpuate ly at 4 to fit above the buttocks ;a nd con;- f .rmfi h Qu i e h b d -i on e esii an l are panels Band 6 connected at (and 8 bysuitable lines of stitching. The panels are suiiia widthiv h'n spestipthei to cover the major portion of the lower abdomen. Thus, the panels 4, 5, and'6'maybeaboiifofie fourth their en th; .fo e em e three. to 91. p hesim iq This forms 'a'band of sum'cint iwmru tojaaai' "the abdomen. The panels I, '5, andfiafeciitaridattached so that "t'fiir' liiwr iiefibfify' y and I0 form an l p-sweeping arc or lir efrom the pointer suspension of the rear garters Z and 3 to-thee nji s oi the panels T) alfidT. "A't 'thelextreniiigi iower (cobift) 2 "of g'arters land iit -'-Positioned at a point inter -V mediate the garter supports 2, 1'2, 3, and are fastening means consisting of a tape [3 and an eye]! upon the ioweredgeof-panel 5 and attached at this-point to the side next to the body. Positioned atian intermediate point between the gartersS and II upon the iower edge of the panel 5 on the side-away from-the body are an-eyegti 'andgajape 15; Upon the extreme cornerof'the as h ook 15 positioned 'OIlJthG side of the paneifi 'n e'xgto ;t -he Positioned at the corner of paneifi p ai eser su p rt I a a o lg-"a'rrd a tapeflfli'positioned onthe side of the an wa ix m th -y,

the edges nan d zaof the panels 6 and 5, respectivelm are paralleiio the arcuate edge In ofthe respectivgpanels The edges 24 and 25 -form-an "abate angle with the axes of ;the contiguous gar:- ters l2 and -H. The ages'oi the gartersl I and 12 form gnaoute angle with'theaxes of the-garters ten rres'neetiv ly,

Thematerial-is cut' as shown in panels on the straight of the-material and not on the bias. The panels are cut at thejoining ends on a 'biasso that the-seamJines-at Iandtrun-at an-angieto the'wagp and woof, consequencethe weave in panels fiandfi runs at anangle to the weave in "tiiepanel,

In-piaci'ng'the wrap-around s armen-t on the weareamaneis band 1 ar e crossed or; overlapped, asjshgwn in-Fi gs. l to 4. The hook I8 is engaged wi h"tha sii' theki istengaged wi the e'ye l4. Thepanels 5 and 6 conform with the euryatf're of the hips and abdomen. As shown injth'e se figure the 'g'arter I: is attached to the l'ine'fdffpiili atria s5 the lower th ane'isj and fi i s-in animat on at a (the weatherm n and 5 so that the V fstftehs to' e'onfofm Twiththe curvature o L 'oi'is 'iiortion of th'e body. No apii'eiable' tens on Q 5 airs on the inat'eri'al ii'ar the poftioiisfihafid 32? (Fig. 1). 'The'fnateri'al there while fitting snags to the euri e of' "the fiiidb'fiih' 'doesiioffifes'fs -g'airis'"tithe abdomen "'i is iiffia"63rifibi=sss, the distension 5r abdomen is accommodated by employing the p'g'siiel 5 opposite the garter l2 are a tape H and.

stash aiijno'pres sureiseggnot altered by this adjustment.

ing of garters H and I2 does alter, the degree of tapes. Thus, instead of engaging l9 and I 4, the tapes 20 and l 3 are employed and instead of using l8 and It, the tapes I! and ii are employed. The functioning of the belt is similar under these conditions to that described above. It will be observed that the spacing of the garters 2 and 3 is While the spacnecessary adjustment does not make a material difference in the'positioning of the. hose garters}- in relation to the pull of hose supporter on the" thigh. If the degree of abdominal extension be-,

cooperating fastening means positioned on each comes excessive so that the garters l2 and I3 be come too close to the crotch, a, different size belt;

4. A'wrap-around garter belt and abdominal may be obtained for the advanced condition of pregnancy.

While I have described a particular embodi t '9;

ment of my invention for the purpose of illustration, it should be understood that various modifications and adaptations thereof may be made within "the spirit of theinvention as set forth in the appended claims; l Iclaim:

1. A wrap-around garter belt, coinprising ja band, a rear right and a rear left garter posi-' tioned intermediate the endsof the band'extending beyond the rear garters, front leftand'front right garters attached to the lower corners of the band, one garter at each end'of said band,fas'- tening means positioned at each of the corners opposite each of said front gartersgsaid right front and left front garters being spaced from each other upon saidbelt'to be positioned respectively close to the right and left hips of the wearer when the garter belt is'in position, fasten ingmeans positioned'near the lower edge of the band intermediate the left front and therear" right garter and adapted toenter into fastening engagement with the fastening means'positioned' at the end of the band upon which the right front garter is attached, and additional fastening ele-; ments positioned intermediate the rear left garter and the front right garter and adapted to enterinto fastening engagement with the fastening means positioned at the end: of the band which the right front garteris attached.

2. A wrap-around woven band garterbelt com-l posed'of a rear panel and two side panels, the ends of said panels being cut a't a bias to the'weave of the panels, each of said side panels being attached to the rear panel at linesof stitching to form a continuous band; a rear right and: a rear left garter positioned intermediate the ends of the band, the ends of the band extending beyond the rear garters, front left andfrbnt right garters attached to the lower corner-of the band, one garter at each end of said band, each 'corner'being positioned close to the hips of saidwearer when the belt is in positionffastening"means positioned at each of the corners opposite each of said garters, fastening means positioned near the lower edge of the band intermediate theleft 7' front garter and the rear right garter, and adapt ed to enter into fasteningengagement with the fastening means positioned at the end offthe band upon which the right front garter'fisi attached, and additional fastening elements posi-' tioned intermediate the rear left garter andthe" front right garterand adapted to enter into fas-j t'ening engagement with the fastening -means positioned at the end of theband upon ich the right front garter is attached,

3. A' wrap-around garter belt' and abdomi ia li 7 support, comprising a central portion adapted'to fit over the back of the wearer above the buttocks.

two end portions attached to said central portion and each of length sumcient to be crossed over the abdomen, the width of the end portions being sufiicient to cradle the abdomen with the lower corner of each end adjacent the hips of the wearer, rear garters attached to the lower edge of said central portion, a front garter attached to eachofthe lower corners of the end portions, fastening means positioned on'the lower edge of each'of the end portions" intermediate the point 7 of, attachment to the front and rear garters, and

'of;the upper corners of the end portions opposite the point ofattachment of the front garters.

support; comprising a central portion adapted to fit oyerthe back of the wearer above the buttocks, twoend portions attached to said central portion and each of lengthsuflicient to be crossed over the abdomen, the width of the end portion being sufiicient to'cradle the abdomen with the lower comer of each end close to the hips of the wearer, rear garters attached to the loweredgeof said central "portion, the lower edge of'each of "saidend portions being cut in an upsweeping are from the point of suspension of each of the rear garters" of the upper corners of the end portions opposite the point of attachment or the front garters. 5. A' wrap-around garter belt and abdominal support; comprisingaback' panel made of woven;

material cut on thestraight of the material and adapted to fit Over. the. back of the wearer above the buttocks, two*end panels attached to said back panel, the ends of each of the panels being cut on the bias and attached to the otherends on the seam lines disposed at an angle to the warp and woof of the material, said end panel's being each of a length'sufiicient to be'crossed ove'r'the abdomen, the width of the end panels being sufficient to cradle the abdomen with the lower corner of each end of'the' panelcloseto a hip of the wearer, "rear garters attached to the lowerpor j tlon of the end of the back panel, the lower edge of each of the end panels being cut in an upsweep ing are from the point of suspension ofea'chof a the rear garters to the endof theend panels, a front "garter attached'to' each of the lower corners ofthe end panels; fastening meanspositionedon thelower edge of the end panels intermediate the point of attachment of the front and rear garters and cooperatingfastening means positioned on each of {the'upper corners of the'end' panelsop-r posite'the point of attachment of the front gar ters.-, i

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